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. 2021 Feb 5;21:91. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02524-y

Table 2.

Mean score improvement (with 95% confidence interval) and p-value, per group, per OSATS category. CI = confidence interval. OSATS = objective structure assessment of technical skills

Control Group Intervention Group
OSATS category Mean [95% CI] P value Mean [95% CI] P value
Respect of tissues 0.9 [0.2, 1.5] P = 0.008 1.2 [0.5, 1.8] P = 0.0005
Time and Motion 0.6 [0.1, 1.2] P = 0.02 0.7 [0.2, 1.2] P = 0.006
Instrument Handling 0.2 [−0.3, 0.7] P = 0.5 0.5 [0.1, 1] P = 0.03
Knowledge of instruments 0.1 [−0.5, 0.7] P = 0.9 0.7 [0.1, 1.3] P = 0.02
Flow of operation 0.5 [0.03, 1.1] P = 0.03 1.1 [0.6, 1.6] P < 0.0001
Use of assistant 0.5 [0.09, 0.8] P = 0.01 0.7 [0.3, 1.04] P = 0.0004
Knowledge of procedure 0.6 [−0.07, 1.3] P = 0.08 5.7 [3.4, 8.1] P = 0.001